Author: Tammy Lane • First Posted: Thursday, July 01, 2010

Horse Play, an art collection of foals and horses designed by local students, is roaming free in public libraries all around town.

LexArts coordinated the public art project, in which kids decorated nearly 60 fiberglass statues just before the end of school. They will be on display through the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in October.

The smaller, lighter foals are set up inside the libraries, while the larger horses are outdoors.

Horse Play for Arts Education is an offshoot of Horse Mania 2010, which will hit the streets in mid-July. The kids’ statues will be sold at auction next year, with the proceeds divided between each school’s art program the Lexington’s Youth Arts Council and related programs.

In Horse Mania, local artists’ statues will be displayed around the city. Later, the sculptures will be auctioned to benefit sponsor-designated charities and LexArts public arts projects.

Watch for a special section July 15 in the Herald-Leader spotlighting both projects, including a map of display locations.

Where to find them

The 53 foals and horses designed by FCPS students* are on display at the Lexington Public Library’s main location downtown and its five branches through the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in October.

Details and fun stuff:

• Library's brochure
• Coloring contest
• Scavenger hunt and voting for your favorite horse
• Bibliography of horse-related books and websites: children | adults

Library branch locations:

• Central library: 140 E. Main St.
• Beaumont branch: 3080 Fieldstone Way
• Eagle Creek branch: 101 N. Eagle Creek Drive
• Northside branch: 1733 Russell Cave Road
• Tates Creek branch: 3628 Walden Drive
• Village branch: 2185 Versailles Road 

Arlington Elementary School
“Day and Night”
Sponsor: Arlington teachers, staff and friends; Best Buy in Hamburg and the Lexington Kiwanis Club
Branch: Northside

Ashland Elementary School

“Puzzle”

Sponsor: Friends of Ashland Elementary School

Central library

 

Athens-Chilesburg Elementary School
“Once in a Blue Moon”
Sponsor: Dr. Andrew Henderson
Branch: Eagle Creek

 

Booker T. Washington Elementary School

“Poetry in Motion”

Sponsor: Keeneland Association and Linda Roach

Branch: Northside

 

Breckinridge Elementary School
“Black Blossom”
Sponsor: Dean Dorton & Ford
Branch: Eagle Creek

 

Cardinal Valley Elementary School

“Hot Tamale”

Sponsor: KC WELLNESS INC.

Branch: Village

 

Cassidy Elementary School

“Freedom Rain”

Sponsors: Mr. & Mrs. Danny Flora and family, and The Diamond Gallery

Branch: Tates Creek

 

Clays Mill Elementary School
“Seahorse”
Sponsor: Room Service Inc.
Branch: Beaumont

 

Deep Springs Elementary School
“Outer Space Adventure”
Sponsor: UK Children’s Hospital
Branch: Northside

 

Dixie Elementary School
“Master of Ceremonies”
Sponsor: UK Children’s Hospital
Branch: Eagle Creek

 

Garden Springs Elementary School
“Here Comes Chaos”
Sponsor: White, Greer & Maggard Orthodontics
Branch: Beaumont

 

Glendover Elementary School
“Let There Be Peace”
Sponsor: G.F. Vaughan Tobacco Co. Inc.
Branch: Tates Creek

 

Harrison Elementary School
“Something to Remind Me”
Sponsor: ACS-Affiliated Computer Services Inc.
Central library

 

James Lane Allen Elementary School
“Black Beauty of the Night”
Sponsor: Friends of James Lane Allen Elementary
Branch: Village

 

Julius Marks Elementary School
“Kaleido-colt”
Sponsor: William L. Davis, Attorney & Counselor at Law
Branch: Tates Creek

 

Lansdowne Elementary School
“Confetti”
Sponsor: The Best of Lexington & Ginocchios Inc.
Branch: Tates Creek

 

Liberty Elementary School
“Liberty Belle”
Sponsor: EOP Architects
Branch: Eagle Creek

 

Mary Todd Elementary School
“Things with Wings”
Sponsors: Friends of Mary Todd Elementary
Branch: Northside

 

Maxwell Elementary School
“New Cultural Colors”
Sponsor: Potter & Company, LLP
Central library

 

Meadowthorpe Elementary School
“Rainbows”
Sponsor: Meadowthorpe Elementary School
Branch: Northside

 

Millcreek Elementary School
“Man O’Warhol”
Sponsors: Millcreek Elementary students, Quality Cash Register, Paul Davis Restoration, Dollar Zone, and Heather Justice
Branch: Tates Creek

 

Northern Elementary School
“The Green Machine”
Sponsor: Wise Recycling
Branch: Northside

 

Picadome Elementary School
“Brave Warrior”
Sponsors: Picadome Elementary, Picadome PTA and Joe Rosenberg Jewelers
Branch: Beaumont

 

Rosa Parks Elementary School
“School Bus”
Sponsors: Karen and Les Haney
Branch: Beaumont

 

Russell Cave Elementary School
“Polka Dot”
Sponsor: Larry Williams, CPA
Branch: Northside

 

Sandersville Elementary School
“Colorsplash”
Sponsors: Thomas and Barbara Willett
Branch: Northside

 

SCAPA Bluegrass (elementary)
“Highway to Horse Mania”
Sponsor: Friends of The Arts School
Central library

 

Southern Elementary School
“Holding Hands”
Sponsor: Louise and Kiki Coutelis of Town & Country Farm
Branch: Tates Creek

 

Squires Elementary School
“Star Fighter”
Sponsor: Judy Construction Co., Larry Judy
Branch: Eagle Creek

 

Stonewall Elementary School
“Multi-Animal”
Sponsor: Stonewall Elementary
Branch: Beaumont

 

Tates Creek Elementary School
“Life Cycles”
Sponsor: Bluegrass Breeze Farm
Branch: Tates Creek

 

Veterans Park Elementary School
“Patriot”
Sponsors: The Richmond Place Retirement Community, and Veterans Park parents and staff
Branch: Tates Creek

 

William Wells Brown Elementary School
“Lanky Doodle”
Sponsor: J.M. Smuckers
Central library

 

Yates Elementary School
“City Horse”
Sponsor: S&S Tire
Branch: Eagle Creek

 

Beaumont Middle School
“Schooled”
Sponsor: White, Greer & Maggard Orthodontics
Branch: Beaumont

 

Bryan Station Middle School
“Pride”
Sponsor: Anonymous
Branch: Northside

 

Crawford Middle School
“Enlightenment”
Sponsor: Anonymous
Branch: Eagle Creek

 

Edythe J. Hayes Middle School
“Best of the Best”
Sponsor: Trim Masters Charitable Foundation Inc.
Branch: Eagle Creek

 

Jessie M. Clark Middle School
“Eagle Head”
Sponsor: RCP Contracting Inc.
Branch: Beaumont

 

Leestown Middle School
“Tattoo Horse”
Sponsor: Kaba Mas, LLC
Branch: Village

 

Lexington Traditional Magnet School
“Nymphaeus Hortus” (Fairy Garden)
Sponsor: Third Street Stuff & Coffee
Central library

 

Morton Middle School
“Flags Around Us”
Sponsors: Mr. & Mrs. Danny Flora and family, and The Diamond Gallery
Branch: Tates Creek

 

SCAPA Bluegrass (middle)
“Musical Horse”
Sponsor: Friends of the Arts School
Central library

 

Southern Middle School
“Storm Chaser”
Sponsor: Southern Middle community
Branch: Tates Creek

 

Tates Creek Middle School
“Stained Glass Mosaic”
Sponsor: PPG Porter Paints
Branch: Tates Creek

 

Winburn Middle School
“Diversity Pride”
Sponsor: Winburn parents and faculty
Branch: Northside

 

Bryan Station High School
“Geo”
Sponsors: BSHS Alumni Association, Kelly Buckley and Green Mechanical
Branch: Northside

 

Henry Clay High School
“Pioneer”
Sponsor: Class of 2009
Branch: Eagle Creek

 

Lafayette High School
“Agua de los Canones”
Sponsor: Fully Armed Productions
Branch: Beaumont

 

SCAPA at Lafayette
“Eulogia”
Sponsor: Friends of the Arts School
Central library

 

Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
“Rainbow”
Sponsor: Paul Laurence Dunbar PTSA
Branch: Beaumont

 

Tates Creek High School
“Pride in the Bluegrass”
Sponsor: Cheddar’s Casual Café
Branch: Tates Creek

 

The Learning Center at Linlee
“Bottle Up”
Sponsor: Crisp Telecom
Central library

 

* Private schools also participated in Horse Play, so there are 57 statues altogether. 

Photo credit: The studio shots are by Mary Rezny and courtesy of LexArts.